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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i January 09, 2022 Page 5 the public access paths shown in Figure 23 are developed at the same time. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. Furthermore, while this area is not considered a coastal development,proposed public access facilities will be developed to connect the PD area to existing shoreline public accesses makai of the resort. A condition of the concurrent SMA Use Permit for this area will require an update to the existing approved public access plan to incorporate these new proposed facilities and public access connectivity. Finally, while the affordable housing requirements for the WBR have been satisfied with the donation of 300 net acres of land to the County within Waikoloa Village, the applicant proposes to develop not less than 142 units of affordable workforce rental housing on a 25.4-acre site south of the Queens' Marketplace. While not considered part of the Kumu Hou Master Plan, the applicant considers this initiative complementary to the development of the overall Kumu Hou project and has signed a memorandum of intent with a developer to commence planning of the project. Economic Element • Encourage the development of a visitor industry that is in harmony with the social,physical, and economic goals of the residents of the County. ' • Strive for an economic climate that provides its residents an opportunity for choice of occupation. • Require a study of the significant cultural, social and physical impacts of large developments prior to approval. ■ The land, water, air, sea, and people shall be considered as essential resources for present and future generations and should be protected and enhanced through the use of economic incentives. • Identify and encourage primary industries that are consistent with the social, physical, and economic goals of the residents of the County. ■ Promote a distinctive identity for the island of Hawai`i to enable government, business and travel industries to promote the County of Hawai`i as an.entity unique within the State of Hawai`i. This proposed development will provide additional and expanded employment opportunities including an estimated 350 Full Time Employment(FTE) construction and related jobs annually in the early development phase(2021 to 2026), 1,450 FTE development and operation jobs generated as timeshare units are completed for occupancy(2027 to 2042) and 1,080 FTE on-going jobs at full buildout. Further, the magnitude of this project will directly benefit the residents of the County as the real property tax base will substantially increase.